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Haver & Boecker has hired Sydney Page as a technical applications specialist. Page helps processing customers increase efficiencies, productivity and ROI by working closely with Haver & Boecker engineers to create custom solutions. The company is a manufacturer and solutions provider in aggregates and mining applications. Page connected with the company during Haver & Boecker’s University mining seminar, which the manufacturer offered through a partnership with the University of Toronto's Lassonde

Aggregate Industries is celebrating a milestone this year as its pioneering Lytag lightweight aggregate solution brand marks its sixtieth year.
Lytag was originally conceived following a joint research project between John Laing and the Building Research Establishment (BRE) in a bid to develop a lightweight aggregate from power station fly ash.
At a time when the concept of lightweight aggregate was unheard of, Lytag, being up to 50% lighter than standard options while offering the same structural density

Hanson UK’s latest sustainability report charts another solid year of progress in 2017.
The company has passed its 2020 targets for reducing both mains water use and waste to landfill while CO2 emissions/tonne of product have fallen by 7.2% to reach the lowest level for five years.
The number of lost time injuries remained static at 21, but the frequency rate was down on the prior year and there was a three-month unbroken spell without a lost time injury.

Finning UK & Ireland will be showcasing the new Cat 320 next generation excavator at Hillhead 2018 (Hillhead Quarry, Buxton, county Derbyshire, England, 26-28 June).
Complete with a wealth of technology solutions and live demonstrations, the company says that this year it is all about software and hardware.
On the Finning stand there will be a Cat D6T LGCP 3D dozer; the Cat 745 3-axle articulated truck and the Cat 320 next generation excavator, which features integrated Cat Connect technology.

The UK’s Mineral Products Association (MPA) has been told that the outlook for 2018 looks ‘flattish.’
However, provided planned infrastructure spending and housing growth materialises in 2019, there should see an upswing in demand.
This was the view of Martin Riley, MPA chairman and senior vice president from Tarmac, in his opening address at the MPA Members’ annual conference, Mineral Products 2018 - De-risking the Next Three Years, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster,

Earthmax, the radial tyre line-up by BKT, is celebrating its tenth anniversary with events on the Greek island of Crete.
Designed to favour enhanced load distribution on the ground for dumpers, wheeled loaders, dozers, graders and some other multi-purpose vehicles, BKT says the tyre is a milestone in its history.
It points out that the tyre is the result of continuously thinking big, of tireless research and the strong desire for improvement taking new ideas and approaches to the market.

At a recent visit to Volvo Trucks South Africa’s Durban assembly facility, South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, commended Volvo Group Southern Africa for its ongoing commitment to skills development.
In southern Africa, Volvo Group is represented by Volvo Trucks, Volvo Bus, Volvo Financial Services, Volvo Penta and UD Trucks. The group employs about 1,000 people across the region.
Since 2015, Volvo Group Southern Africa has invested more than R86 million (about US$6,8 million) in apprenticeship tr

Paul Firth, emissions monitoring technician at Tarmac Cement and Lime, has been elected as the chairman of the UK’s Source Testing Association’s (STA) Process Operators’ Group for 2018-2020.

Years of dedication to ensuring emissions monitoring and measuring are first class have led to Firth’s appointment to the leading role within the STA, a non-profit making technical trade group. Its membership comprises more than 200 companies including process operators, regulators, equipment manufacturers and test

Pre-cast UK concrete materials manufacturer, Charcon Construction Solutions, part of the Aggregate Industries group, has introduced an innovative lightweight stairs product to its pre-cast concrete portfolio after combining the lightweight secondary aggregate – Lytag – with its concrete.

The lightweight nature of the stairs make them ideal for multi-storey residential or commercial projects. That’s because a lighter product makes it easier to lift them into place and also install, which helps to reduce

Vietnamese cement consumption grew to around 29.83 million tonnes by the mid-second quarter of 2018, up 13% compared to the same period of 2017. Vietnam's Ministry of Construction (MoC), who revealed the up-to-mid Q2 2018 figures, is currently putting the finishing touches to its master plan for the exploitation, exploration and utilisation of minerals as main building materials. The report is said to include a forecast on demand levels to 2035.

Thilo Juchem has been elected the new president of the European Aggregates Association, UEPG.

Juchem was elected with a three-year mandate by UEPG members at the GAIN (Global Aggregates Information Network) UEPG delegates assembly in Barcelona, Spain (20-25 May 2018). He will be ably supported by 1st Vice-president Antonis Antoniou Latouros (Cyprus Aggregates Producers’ Association - CAPA) and 2nd vice president Nigel Jackson (Mineral Products Association - MPA, UK).

Juchem is manager and liable partn

The World Cement Association (WCA) has appointed Bernard Mathieu as its climate programme director.

Mathieu will lead the WCA CEOs’ Global Forum on Climate Change that aims to draft the Association’s Roadmap on Climate Change. The forum will take place in Paris, France on 27-28 June 2018.

Mathieu has 22 years of experience in the cement, concrete and aggregate business, holding a range of roles related to sustainability, most recently at LafargeHolcim where he was head of sustainable development. Befo

Bangladesh-based Meghna Group of Industries (MGI), which owns Unique Cement Industries, has become a global member of the World Cement Association (WCA). Along with its cement operations, MGI’s diverse business portfolio includes steel, consumer goods and chemical products. The company also operates 30 different types of industrial units. At 4 million tonnes/year, MGI is Bangladesh’s second largest producer of cement.